I have some spare original 8" ones from the early days of the Shuttle Program if you are interested in an 8" version. I've not seen any larger ones than 8".

p51

I'm not looking for the triangle program patch, I'm looking for one that's a representation of the side of the orbiter. the ebay link in a previous post here shows what I'm looking for. I know they were made about 8-10 inches long, just want to know where I could find one...

Kevin T. Randall

Can you post the link or the eBay lot number so we can see exactly what you are after. Many thanks.

My embroidery machine can do designs up to 5.5"x9.5" in size. If you'd like, I could digitize a design when I have some free time. However, note that large-scale designs are usually fairly expensive. The price for an embroidered patch in that size would probably be between $30 and $50, depending on how many stitches are required.

Normally people charge a fee for digitizing, although I'd digitize it for free provided that I can distribute the design myself.

What sort of view would you want? Also which orbiter and which time period? Here's a good reference on that.

p51

quote:Originally posted by Spaceguy5:My embroidery machine can do designs up to 5.5"x9.5" in size. If you'd like, I could digitize a design when I have some free time.

I thought about e-mailing you on that (but still waiting for the MS wing nameplates to get figured out, hint! hint!), but I know these were commercially made, I have seen them in the past and was hoping someone here might have one.

p51

Okay, I KNOW for sure that a large orbiter patch is out there, I have seen one in person. It was sewn to the back of a denim jacket in a museum exhibit I just saw (which had nothing to do with the space program). The jacket was a donation so they had no idea where it'd come from. It's a side view of an orbiter, roughly 8 to 10 inches across.

Come on, someone's gotta have one who wants to rid them self of it, right?

Jfoust

I think I may have seen something similar in a catalog for companies that offer embroidery designs. They just send you the digitized pattern for you to load into the embroidery machine.

The larger designs can be rather pricey.

benguttery

Many malls now have kiosks that do embroidery. You might just let your fingers do the walking and call your mall and see. Also, check yellow pages under "embroidery."

p51

So, does anyone have a early shuttle-era patch that would cover a space roughly 4X10" in a horizontal format? I have a older 'powder blue' NASA jacket I yanked a patch off and it has a nasty ghost image on it.

I have driven myself partially insane looking for one of these large orbiter patches. I know they exist but you can't find anything on them anywhere online...

Kevin T. Randall

Is this what you are looking for? Lot No. 130756716405.

p51

quote:Originally posted by Kevin T. Randall:Is this what you are looking for? Lot No. 130756716405.

Actually, the one I was looking for a side-view, but this would be great as well. Such a shame the listing is closed...

p51

I found myself in a fabric store with my wife the other day. I asked if anyone from the notions department had heard of one. The lady there said she'd actually seen exactly what I described at one point but didn't know where to find one now.